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unread

[uhn-red] / ʌnˈrɛd /










ADJECTIVE
untaught
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I couldn’t read another page without knowing, and those unread pages were calling to me.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

While editing helps with emails I do send, a bigger challenge remains: the 16,685 unread messages in my inbox.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 18, 2026

Mackesy describes how during lockdown he received "terrifying numbers of emails" through his website, remembering one occasion when his phone said that he had 86,000 unread emails.

From BBC Oct. 7, 2025

There was a time when I would treat it like a social media app, clicking the mail icon on my phone, hoping for the excitement of an unread email.

From Slate Nov. 17, 2024

Glancing at his computer screen, he noted forty-seven unread e-mails urgently demanding his attention.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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